I still believe that design / form factor is essential. There already are several “bricks” with different ports and possibilities. But those are neither beautiful nor practical. They take a lot of space on a desk and are almost impossible to use on-the-go.

I’ve already presented my idea here: [Donald Dock] [Step 4.1][DISCUSSION] Painpoints and existing products/solutions but there surely are other good ways. But please just don’t build another brick - I don’t want one on my desk.

I always talked about a little Qi charger/ pogo pin saver for the V keyboard connected directly to the pogo pins. With a Qi charger in the DD we can make it compatible to every other device (no directly pogo pin connection needed)…

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I am a student who would like to have a 2-in-1 for an affordable price. So I guess I am not the only one who thinks the eve V fits this description. But if I have ever learned something from my laptops, it is that good specs and thin profile aren't a good combination. For laptops you simply buy a cooling pad, they can help keep your laps from burning and make it even possible to place your laptop in a soft surface without burning things down. So it got me thinking, the eve V i…

I have been imagining this kind of dock myself, just never bothered to sketch it. LOVE THIS concept. I don’t think it’s hard to pull off. Essentially it’s an eGPU dock connected (daisy chained) to a standard USB-C dock

Feel like I’m flogging a dead horse at this point but I feel like we should give modularity another look, especially where it comes to GPU
I’ve been thinking about this for the past two weeks, I’ve only now had time to post this so sorry for the delay.
The earlier modular concept was too complex I agree.
The new design is very simple, Middleweight TB3 + GPU housing module. That’s it, just one extra module. But it gives Eve two large markets (middleweight & heavyweight) instead of just one. Ma…

I would still go for pcie connection between dock n gpu though, rather than TB3

Oh I see, I was thinking of the opposite. Physically it should look the same, still:

The V - connected to the large eGPU dock - then to the smaller USB-C dock

That way, the USB-C dock would not need PCIe or TB3 at all, it could just be a standard USB-C hub, and therefore reducing cost. Essentially its just that, like a Razer Core and a small USB-C dock that can be integrated into one.

The tb3 dock would be the main module and the egpu bit would be a cheap secondary add on.

There would only be one PCB which is in the tb3 dock and the gpu is bridged over pcie to the dock.

This basically means it’s a Egpu split into two boxes (slightly cheaper) as apposed to a full egpu plus ucb add on dock (slightly more expensive)

What would be the physical connector between the TB3 dock and the GPU module? I think the regular PCIe connector is not designed for repeated insert cycles. I have seen an eGPU dock using HDMI as the connector, because apparently it works for transmitting PCIe signal, somehow.

Another part that’s quite important, in my opinion, is that the small module is more likely to be lost, stolen, or damaged, and therefore I think it is good to keep the cost of that component as low as possible, and dump the expensive parts on the stationary module

Guys, I love to see that my thoughts were able to inspire you… But afaik eGPU is still something that was decided not to think about for DD. I really like the drawings of @dibadibadu and I am sure it is possible to design the dock to fit the eve v keyboard and the surface ones.
And for all others: because of the thin design such a dock is always better to hide. Place or maybe even attach it behind a monitor, beyond the desk,… Maybe it would be possible to integrate some screw holes…
Another possibility would be a triangle between the V/Surface and the Kickstand. This one could be placed behind every Notebook without taking much space. Stay creative!

On the egpu thing. If we’re are going all the way to a tb3 dock it’s only a tiny leap from there to egpu (literally just around £50 worth of components)

The thunderbolt 3 dock market is small, the egpu market is small, if we can make a product that successfully caters for both we might just have the numbers to make this whole thing worth while.

I’m not proposing the egpu be mandatory, quite the opposite is a simple addon to the base Tb3 dock. You don’t have to but the egpu bit if you don’t want it. Buts it’s there for many people who do want it.

if we can make a product that successfully caters for both we might just have the numbers to make this whole thing worth while

I know right now enterprise environments are still trying to find good TB3/USB-C docks and monitors, and it’s a struggle right now to find a one-size-fits-all. If Eve made something that was fully compatible with Mac, Windows, and whatever else, they might be a real competitor in the enterprise world.

It won’t be easy to fit all needs.
We are searching the “Eierlegendewollmilchsau” yes there is a word in Germany for a solution that’s absolute perfect and fits all needs. Something that doesn’t exist.

It is an egg laying sow (pig) that gives milk and wool. Something to eat, to drink and wool for the comfort. that’s everything a human needs.